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Carahsoft vs ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Carahsoft
Ranking in Software Distribution
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ManageEngine Patch Manager ...
Ranking in Software Distribution
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Configuration Management (26th), Patch Management (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Software Distribution category, the mindshare of Carahsoft is 2.3%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is 9.3%, down from 20.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Software Distribution Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Carahsoft2.3%
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus9.3%
Other88.4%
Software Distribution
 

Featured Reviews

Ruth Starr - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Business Analyst at General Services Administration
Online expert-led training has expanded my skills and supports continuous learning at my desk
What I appreciate most about the on-demand aspect of Carahsoft is that the people in the training are experts in their field, so I trust their knowledge and experience more than going to a class in a college environment where they do not know the government way of doing business. I would say that learning from the experts in the field and knowing that they have long experience, over five years of experience, is the best feature Carahsoft offers, which makes me more able to trust their advice. I appreciate the way I can look at the calendar and see what is coming up in advance to sign up for them and have them automatically notify me as a reminder. Specifically, I appreciate that some of the trainers call me because some of the trainers are very outgoing, and I appreciate talking to them on the phone; I do not necessarily prefer to always be on chat or webinars. I find that it is made available to me for free, so I do not pay a cost for it. Carahsoft helps me learn faster and learn about technologies that I do not understand, enabling me to learn effectively.
ManojNair2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Centralized patching has unified multi‑OS management and delivers detailed security reporting
Based on my experience, a better function would be to address the problem that the product only scans a machine once a day. It has a central scanning activity that scans every laptop for changes in assets, meaning both hardware and software, as well as installed software for patches. However, this activity works only once per day and does not work on local time. If you are a global organization with the UK office and a colleague in the US, for example, and you set the task at 11:00 AM UK time, that translates to 6:00 AM in the US East Coast. If that colleague's laptop is on, the task completes; otherwise, it fails. This represents a major drawback because the task does not run on the local time of the system. Regarding the ability to create multiple tasks, you cannot create them, which is another significant issue. Only one task exists for these two activities. That one task performs both the hardware and software scanning for any changes and also conducts a patch scan. Both activities occur through the same task, but the problem is that if you have a global user base, this becomes a bottleneck.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Centralization through a distributor has made it so that both our renewals and sales teams spend less time generating quotes, less time having to follow up with customers, and more time going after making sure opportunities get closed and finding new opportunities."
"I think Carahsoft is a great resource, and you should keep growing as much as possible."
"Carahsoft has helped us primarily in selling to the US government efficiently and swiftly."
"The pricing for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is reasonable."
"The automated patch deployment feature is really helpful. I can schedule it anytime, even on weekends, without needing to restart systems. The centralized management and unified console are great. It shows me which PCs are out of date or which users are breaching our policies. I can test patches before deploying them."
"It does not restart unexpectedly, allowing automation anytime, even during weekends."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"It is a highly stable solution."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is lightweight and has a remote push feature that helps me manage several main sites and subsites."
"The best features in ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus are the connectivity across different platforms, such as connectivity with Rapid7, connectivity with CrowdStrike, and connectivity with the SIEM solution."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is centralized management."
 

Cons

"I wish Carahsoft would offer more direct integrations between CRMs, and I would also appreciate more introductions internally with like-minded vendors or complementary vendors within Carahsoft's ecosystem."
"I would appreciate an individual Carahsoft representative so that I could build a relationship with one person instead of getting five different people calling me for the same event every day."
"It would be beneficial if Carahsoft enabled their people to deliver the software and similar services."
"The solution's initial setup is not straightforward, and we have to customize it with our relevant features."
"I think ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus could improve its testing capabilities. If they could test different SQL versions and server versions in their sandbox, it would be better. For example, it didn't work well with Server 2012, but it works fine with 2016 and up."
"Based on my experience, a better function would be to address the problem that the product only scans a machine once a day."
"With the integration with the SIEM solution, there are some glitches, and if we need to integrate with multiple vulnerability management systems, it does not provide such support."
"Patching over the Internet should be improved. If I am traveling, I should have an Internet patching option for control, visibility, and vulnerability management for roaming users."
"There are limitations to this solution when we are working with iOS, Apple laptops or desktops such as the Mac and iMac."
"The cloud version should have option to add all the endpoints using the agent. Not only for Windows, but also the Linux version. There are some versions which are not compatible with SaaS Manager. So some customers do not want to use the latest version of Linux latest version of CentOS. Actually, CentOS is not available. But some are using and patch manager is compatible for some versions only, not older older versions. So there are some pros and cons that are referred to patch management."
"Patching over the Internet should be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The solution cost is around $5,000 per year."
"Our licensing fees are on a yearly basis, and the charge for support is extra."
"Patch Manager is cost-effective."
"I rate the product price a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
"I rate the price of the product a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"The pricing for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is on the moderate side."
"ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is a little bit cheaper."
"Its price needs improvement."
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Top Industries

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University
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Carahsoft?
Carahsoft's pricing is determined by the software vendors' pricing. If a vendor provides a margin, the prices remain the same as set by the software company. If no margin is provided, Carahsoft may...
What needs improvement with Carahsoft?
I wish Carahsoft would offer more direct integrations between CRMs, and I would also appreciate more introductions internally with like-minded vendors or complementary vendors within Carahsoft's ec...
What is your primary use case for Carahsoft?
My main use case for Carahsoft is distribution. A quick specific example of how I use Carahsoft for distribution is that we centralize all of our quoting and transactions through Carahsoft instead ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus?
Pricing for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus is pretty reasonable. Currently, I am paying around three dollars per agent per month.
What needs improvement with ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus?
Based on my experience, a better function would be to address the problem that the product only scans a machine once a day. It has a central scanning activity that scans every laptop for changes in...
What is your primary use case for ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus?
ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus was the first solution on the cloud six years ago when I started using this product. Although other competitors existed in the market, they were either behind in ter...
 

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